June 12, 2019

Wingers in kansaa...a bunch of low rent handjobs..

Accusing Laura of illegal administrative actions..But don't believe for one second they'd complain about
the yellow haired traitor in washington using such tactics...

And fuck you waggler..(r. from wichititi)

Republicans seething over a policy shift that makes it easier for some Kansans to obtain food stamps are worried Gov. Laura Kelly could attempt to expand the state’s Medicaid program through administrative action.

It isn’t clear whether Kelly, a Democrat, could deploy Medicaid expansion in defiance of a 2014 law that specifically requires legislative approval, and there is no indication her administration is considering ways to do so.

Still, Republican leaders point to a Kansas Department for Children and Families directive to use federal exemptions for work requirements with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as evidence the governor is willing to bypass restrictions in state law.

“The administration has proven it is willing to use unlawful executive action to allow able-bodied adults without dependents to continue receiving SNAP benefits,” said House Majority Leader Dan Hawkins, R-Wichita. “We simply cannot trust it to respect the law when it comes to Medicaid expansion.”

Mike Kuckelman, chairman of the Kansas Republican Party, said the party is working with legislative leadership to prepare for the possibility that Kelly will attempt to use executive action to expand Medicaid in Kansas.

“Kansans should be vigilant that Gov. Kelly may attempt to expand other programs, including Medicaid, in a manner that violates Kansas law or intrudes upon the Legislature’s right to legislate,” Kuckelman said. “This is an extreme overreach of power, and no Kansan should be comfortable with a governor that governs in this dangerous manner.”

Kelly made Medicaid expansion a top goal of her administration, highlighting the potential economic impact and support from chambers of commerce across the state.

The Kansas Health Institute estimates an additional 130,000 low-income adults and children would gain access to health care coverage through Medicaid expansion. The estimated cost to the state would be $47.4 million in the first year, but the investment would unlock a billion dollars in federal funding that could spur the economy and boost tax collections.

Democrats in the House joined moderate Republicans in forcing passage of an expansion package earlier this year, but Senate leadership batted back attempts to move the legislation forward. Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning, R-Overland Park, instead offered to produce a new bill through an interim Senate committee and bring the issue to a vote in January.

The governor’s office didn’t rule out the possibility of taking administrative action on Medicaid expansion but made it clear that the preferred route is through the Legislature.

“It’s no secret,” Kelly said, “that I was disappointed when one GOP leader insisted on playing politics and blocking the will of the people as lives hung in the balance. But I’m encouraged that Sen. Denning has publicly promised to finally allow full debate and a vote on Medicaid expansion in 2020. I’ll continue to work with all Kansans to ensure he keeps his promise.”

A law passed in 2014 served as insurance in case Republican Gov. Sam Brownback failed to win re-election. The statute says Medicaid eligibility can’t be expanded “unless the Legislature expressly consents to, and approves of, the expansion of Medicaid services by an act of the Legislature.”

In 2017, the Legislature passed a Medicaid expansion plan. Brownback vetoed the plan, and its support fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to override the governor.

This year, Denning attempted to strengthen the 2014 law by adding more restrictive language to the state budget, but his amendment was stripped during negotiations late in the session.

Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, D-Topeka, said he doesn’t think it is possible to expand Medicaid without legislative approval.

“I would seriously doubt that Gov. Kelly would attempt to circumvent the law,” Hensley said. “There’s a conspiracy theory at work here that is really misplaced.”

April Holman, executive director of the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas, which lobbies for Medicaid expansion, said she doubts administrative action is being seriously considered.

“This would be at best a risky move,” Holman said. “We would like to see people actually have access to insurance to help them receive affordable health care, so we don’t want to see something that would jeopardize that.”

Republican leaders lurched at the opportunity to criticize the governor in the wake of the DCF decision to use a federal “exemption” on work requirements. Legislation passed in 2015 blocks the agency from seeking a federal “waiver,” which is granted when there aren’t available jobs, as was the case during the 2008 financial crisis.

Federal rules require able-bodied adults who receive food assistance to work 20 hours per week, but the requirement only applies to 85 percent of the state’s caseload. The Kelly administration has embraced the wiggle room for the remaining 15 percent — an “exemption” in the parlance of federal bureaucracy that wasn’t utilized under the administrations of Brownback and Gov. Jeff Colyer.

“Sadly, Laura Kelly is following the socialist, Democratic playbook by violating the law in attempt to grow the welfare state in Kansas,” said Senate President Susan Wagle, R-Wichita. “While our governor would prefer to keep people dependent on government programs, the majority of Kansans understand the need to provide a helping hand while ensuring that able-bodied adults become contributing members to society and achieve self-sufficiency.”

Kelly was a state senator from Topeka when the waiver restriction was passed in 2015.

Dena Sattler, spokeswoman for Kelly, said the governor “remembers the spirit in which some members of the Legislature supported this law, but she is more concerned with the actual law as written and with the spirit of DCF’s work to provide food assistance to those in need.”

Karen Siebert, a public policy adviser for Harvesters, the community food network, said the Kelly administration clearly was acting within the bounds of federal guidelines. Harvesters supports the expansion of the safety net, Siebert said.

Several vulnerable population groups need food assistance but fail to meet the work requirements, Siebert said. They include 18-year-olds who are leaving foster care without a family, homeless veterans, convicted felons, victims of domestic violence and people who are disabled but haven’t yet received disability status.

Siebert said she was bothered by language that implies some people “refuse” to meet the work requirements.

“Many people in that situation have significant barriers to employment,” Siebert said. “Most people, if you can work, you do work.”

May 28, 2019

And just how well will this work out?

Gov. Kelly asks for federal aid for 49 counties

https://www.greatplainsumc.org/files/website/news/flood+2019+-+elwood+ks.jpg?width=600

Considering stumpys willingness to work with a liberal governor? May be
it will also consider that kansas still has a lot of donnybots running around...

May 23, 2019

South central kansas resident...

Out in the country..love to ride the township roads..Went out yesterday on the hardrock to see what damage had been done over the last few weeks. Lots of flooding going on right now. No water across the roads but the ditches are full. It's kinda overpowering to see so much water in places it shouldn't be..I was born during the 51' flood in kansas..There are water lines still there in the barns where the water was up around 6 foot high..What's amazing to me is that if you look around that area, it's perfectly flat. To have gotten so much rain that it could flood the area like that is..crazy...

We could get another 2 - 5 inches over the next 3 or 4 days. Probably had over 10 inches the last week or so...By now everyone is cool..staying out of high water with their cars..People watching out for kids playing near fast moving water...

May 20, 2019

I'm f*&65ing starving!!

Only been on the 24 hour low carb diet for a pet scan, about 2 hours..
Its all in my head..hid the cake made yesterday, no bread! No sweets...
called them and asked about peanut butter on crackers..no, nein..nada..
She kinda laughed...I suppose she goes through this with people just
starting to realize the limits of this..didn't read the instructions until
right before the 24 hour start time...like me..Who the hell drinks decaf coffee?...

May 15, 2019

Bily Bobs...Andover Ks...

https://www.billysimsbbq.com/


Their cash register is broke and their giving away free food!!!!

Pulled pork sandwich, cold slaw, browny,drink....ON THE HOUSE!!!...HURRY BEFORE THEY FIX THE CASH REGISTER!!!

5/15/2019...AT 11:30 AM.....

May 12, 2019

Watching between the at&t golf and denver..portland game 7...

Enjoying both until guess who shows up in the at&t broadcast booth?



Forgot how much I hated the little weasel...Just as incoherent as always...

May 9, 2019

Flooding..Wichita and surrounding...

Just another warning for people having to deal with the flooding...
Stay the hell out of waters going across the roads!!! Those of you
bound to try..and get swept down the creek..If you don't drown,
you will imperil the rescuers that could be helping the smarter people
that are stranded...

Thank you


https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=thHUXOSPGqOw0PEP7qSF2As&q=flooding+in+wichita+ks&oq=flooding+&gs_l=psy-ab.1.1.35i39j0i131i67l2j0i67j0i131j0l2j0i131j0j0i67.1465.2815..4892...0.0..0.452.2362.0j2j7j0j1......0....1..gws-wiz.....0..0i20i263.dBanRBvBLpc

April 13, 2019

Ride On Lawn Mower

REad the questions and answers...

https://www.trademe.co.nz/home-living/outdoor-garden-conservatory/lawnmowers/ride-on/listing-2015643546.htm

April 12, 2019

Oh no!!

Certainly will give her something else to talk about..

I have the stationary bike sitting about 15 feet from the tv..sometimes biking and channel surfin I'll stop and
see what her rant is...she is easy on the eyes..(map)....


https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/11/entertainment/wendy-williams-files-for-divorce-kevin-hunter/index.html

(CNN)Wendy Williams is getting divorced.
Williams filed the a petition to divorce her husband of more than 20 years, Kevin Hunter, in New Jersey on Thursday morning, according to a friend of the talk show host.
A representative for Williams declined to comment.
"Wendy and her family have been a part of Debmar-Mercury for over 10 years," a spokesperson from "The Wendy Williams Show" said to CNN in a statement. "We respect their privacy regarding personal matters. As always, we remain committed to bringing an entertaining and topical show to our viewers."

Williams and Hunter married in 1997 and together they have a 19-year-old son. Hunter serves as Williams' manager and is also a producer on her show.
The news comes after she announced on her show last month that she was living in a sober house.
"I have been living in a sober house," she said through tears. "You know, I've had a struggle with cocaine in the past. I never went to a place to get treatment. There are people in your family; it might be you. I want you to know more of the story."
Related: Wendy Williams reveals she's seeking treatment

Viewers became concerned in November 2017 after Williams fainted on air. She appeared to be battling health problems again the following year when she her speech was slurred during an interview on her show.
Following a two-month break to focus on her health, Williams returned to her show on March 4. She addressed speculation that her marriage was in trouble at the time by telling viewers, "I'm still very much in love with my husband and anyone who's been married. Marriages have ebbs and flows, marriage isn't easy. And don't ask me about mine until you see this gone. And it ain't going anywhere, not in this lifetime."

April 11, 2019

Kris Kobach makes case for Homeland Security job, plans detention camps with FEMA trailers

Kohack....still wanting to lick stumpys shoes...



Kris Kobach appears to be auditioning for a top job in President Donald Trump’s administration, defending hard-line immigration policies in frequent TV and radio appearances and promoting a three-step plan for solving the border crisis.

The former Kansas secretary of state’s flurry of activity began two weeks before Kirstjen Nielsen’s resignation as Homeland Security secretary directed a spotlight toward possible replacements. Kobach’s willingness to carry out legally provocative immigration policies makes him an obvious candidate to take over for Nielsen, but his ability to secure U.S. Senate confirmation remains in doubt.

Nielsen abruptly resigned over the weekend as anti-immigration conservatives intensified scrutiny of her efforts to repel huddled masses on the southern border. Kobach had already outlined actions the administration could take immediately in a plan that revolves around the creation of confined camps, or “processing centers,” for detained families.

Asylum seekers enter the United States through checkpoints along the border with Mexico and plead for relief from violence, human trafficking or drought. They are tracked with an electronic monitoring device, and their case is assigned to a federal judge.

Kobach’s idea is to deploy judges and a fleet of planes to border towns, along with thousands of mobile home trailers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

As Fox Business Network host Lou Dobbs complained that Nielsen was working against the president last week, Kobach explained how such a processing system would work.

“When someone comes in and claims asylum, we don’t release them for six months onto the streets of the United States,” Kobach said. “We process them right there in that camp where they have three square meals, they’re living in a nice mobile home, and then as soon as they’re done, as soon as the claim is rejected, they’re on the next plane back home.

“And then the people back home suddenly realize, hey, he just left two weeks ago and yet he’s back. Maybe going in these caravans isn’t such a great deal anymore.”

Dobbs gushed over Kobach’s “brilliant” ideas.

“You’ve just come up with more answers in five minutes than we’ve heard from the Department of Homeland Security in quite some time,” Dobbs said.

Ethan Corson, executive director of the Kansas Democratic Party, said Kobach’s plan sounds cruel and inhumane.

“It seems like a plan for more costly and time-consuming litigation that would do nothing to actually make us more safe, but it would serve his perpetual goal of staying in the news,” Corson said.

Clearly, Corson said, Kobach is auditioning for a job.

In addition to making the rounds on Fox News programs, Kobach has been featured in several “exclusive” reports at Breitbart, the far-right commentary website for which Kobach is a contributing author.

Before Nielsen’s departure, Kobach told Breitbart he would consider being Trump’s immigration czar, as long as the position wields real power and isn’t just a “fantasy title.”

“If the president feels the need to tap me to serve, I’m certainly going to consider that,” Kobach said.

Kobach, who said last year that he turned down several offers from the White House so he could run for governor, was an early supporter of Trump and led the president’s commission on voter fraud.